2003 World Netball Championships

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2003 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Jamaica
Dates10 – 20 July
No. of nations24
Final positions
Gold medal blank.svg Champions New Zealand (4th title)
Silver medal blank.svg Runners-up Australia
Bronze medal blank.svg Third place Jamaica
1999
2007

The 2003 World Netball Championships were the eleventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from 10 to 20 July. After 100 matches, New Zealand's Silver Ferns defeated Australia to take the title after its last title 16 years previously. The host country, Jamaica, finished third.

Preliminary games[]

The competition started with two days of two rounds of knockout games between the 16 unseeded nations for four spots in the championship stage of the competition. The losing 12 teams were placed in the consolation round.

Round One[]

10 July Samoa  50–46  Antigua and Barbuda
10 July Sri Lanka  81–18  Cayman Islands
10 July Barbados  62–37  Saint Lucia
10 July Scotland  53–16  Hong Kong
10 July Canada  29–31  
10 July Northern Ireland  39–48  Niue
10 July Wales  36–45  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10 July United States  60–31  

Round Two[]

11 July Samoa  61–36  Sri Lanka
11 July Barbados  44–33  Scotland
11 July   42–44  Niue
11 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  33–46  United States

Consolation Round[]

Group A[]

Team Points P W L
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 5 5 0
 Wales 8 5 4 1
 Sri Lanka 6 5 3 2
 Antigua and Barbuda 4 5 2 3
  2 5 1 4
 Cayman Islands 0 5 0 5


12 July   30–69  Sri Lanka
12 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  48–38  Antigua and Barbuda
12 July Wales  79–20  Cayman Islands
13 July Cayman Islands  36–81  Sri Lanka
13 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  45–37  Wales
13 July   25–54  Antigua and Barbuda
14 July Sri Lanka  46–52  Wales
14 July Antigua and Barbuda  72–30  Cayman Islands
14 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  50–24  
15 July Sri Lanka  46–62  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 July Cayman Islands  30–58  
15 July Antigua and Barbuda  43–52  Wales
16 July Sri Lanka  67–59  Antigua and Barbuda
16 July   24–49  Wales
16 July Cayman Islands  24–71  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group B[]

Team Points P W L
 Scotland 10 5 5 0
 Saint Lucia 8 5 4 1
 Northern Ireland 6 5 3 2
  4 5 2 3
 Canada 2 5 1 4
 Hong Kong 0 5 0 5


12 July   41–59  Saint Lucia
12 July Northern Ireland  33–42  Scotland
12 July Canada  52–20  Hong Kong
13 July Hong Kong  18–41  Scotland
13 July Canada  37–47  
13 July Northern Ireland  35–49  Saint Lucia
14 July Scotland  50–38  Canada
14 July Saint Lucia  64–33  Hong Kong
14 July   42–45  Northern Ireland
15 July Hong Kong  28–55  
15 July Scotland  41–34  Saint Lucia
15 July Northern Ireland  45–31  Canada
16 July Saint Lucia  46–30  Canada
16 July Hong Kong  25–58  Northern Ireland
16 July Scotland  53–31  

Placement Matches[]

17 July Places 13–16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  44–42  Saint Lucia
17 July Places 13–16 Wales  27–32  Scotland
17 July Places 17–20 Antigua and Barbuda  58–45  Northern Ireland
17 July Places 17–20 Sri Lanka  58–35  
17 July Places 21–24   51–49  Hong Kong
17 July Places 21–24 Canada  58–34  Cayman Islands
18 July 13th Place Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  35–39  Scotland
18 July 15th Place Saint Lucia  51–30  Wales
18 July 17th Place Sri Lanka  60–65  Antigua and Barbuda
18 July 19th Place   39–49  Northern Ireland
18 July 21st Place   33–43  Canada
18 July 23rd Place Hong Kong  39–36  Cayman Islands

Championship Round[]

The four top teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A[]

Team Points P W L
 Australia 10 5 5 0
 Jamaica 8 5 4 1
 South Africa 6 5 3 2
 Samoa 4 5 2 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 4
 United States 0 5 0 5


11 July Trinidad and Tobago  30–89  Jamaica
12 July Samoa  41–57  South Africa
12 July Australia  84–28  United States
13 July Samoa  27–76  Australia
13 July Trinidad and Tobago  48–42  United States
13 July South Africa  33–54  Jamaica
14 July United States  38–55  South Africa
14 July Jamaica  84–24  Samoa
14 July Australia  80–28  Trinidad and Tobago
15 July Trinidad and Tobago  35–50  Samoa
15 July Jamaica  85–20  United States
15 July South Africa  37–64  Australia
16 July United States  44–52  Samoa
16 July South Africa  51–49  Trinidad and Tobago
16 July Jamaica  43–48  Australia

Group B[]

Team Points P W L
 New Zealand 10 5 5 0
 England 8 5 4 1
 Fiji 6 5 3 2
 Barbados 4 5 2 3
 Cook Islands 2 5 1 4
 Niue 0 5 0 5


12 July Barbados  49–55  Fiji
12 July Niue  11–99  New Zealand
12 July Cook Islands  22–90  England
13 July Barbados  45–84  New Zealand
13 July Fiji  30–62  England
13 July Cook Islands  47–37  Niue
14 July England  80–27  Barbados
14 July New Zealand  107–17  Cook Islands
14 July Niue  17–59  Fiji
15 July Niue  31–67  Barbados
15 July Fiji  67–40  Cook Islands
15 July England  41–60  New Zealand
16 July Cook Islands  39–56  Barbados
16 July England  67–21  Niue
16 July Fiji  24–79  New Zealand

Placement Matches[]

17 July Places 9–12 Trinidad and Tobago  60–40  Niue
17 July Places 9–12 United States  62–38  Cook Islands
18 July 9th Place Trinidad and Tobago  49–52  United States
18 July 11th Place Cook Islands  49–39  Niue

Last Eight[]

18 July Quarter Final South Africa  41–44  England
18 July 2003 Quarter Final Australia  62–35  Barbados
18 July 2003 Quarter Final Jamaica  74–38  Fiji
18 July 2003 Quarter Final Samoa  28–81  New Zealand
19 July 2003 Places 5–8 South Africa  54–35  Barbados
19 July 2003 Places 5–8 Fiji  47–50  Samoa
19 July 2003 Semi Final Australia  45–37  England
19 July 2003 Semi Final New Zealand  56–37  Jamaica
20 July 2003 7th Place Barbados  47–45  Fiji
20 July 2003 5th Place Samoa  47–56  South Africa
20 July 2003 3rd Place England  40–46  Jamaica
20 July 2003 Final New Zealand  49–47  Australia

Final rankings[]

Place Nation
Gold  New Zealand
Silver  Australia
Bronze  Jamaica
4  England
5  South Africa
6  Samoa
7  Barbados
8  Fiji
9  United States
10  Trinidad and Tobago
11  Cook Islands
12  Niue
13  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14  Scotland
15  Saint Lucia
16  Wales
17  Antigua and Barbuda
18  Sri Lanka
19  Northern Ireland
20  
21  Canada
22  
23  Hong Kong
24  Cayman Islands

Medallists[]

Gold Silver Bronze
 New Zealand
Coach: Ruth Aitken
 Australia
Coach: Jill McIntosh
 Jamaica
Coach: Maureen Hall
Sheryl Clarke
Belinda Colling
Tania Dalton
Vilimaina Davu
Leana du Plooy
Temepara George
Lesley Nicol
Anna Rowberry (c)
Anna Scarlett
Jodi Te Huna
Irene van Dyk
Adine Wilson
Alison Broadbent
Natasha Chokljat
Catherine Cox
Liz Ellis (vc)
Kathryn Harby-Williams (c)
Janine Ilitch
Sharelle McMahon
Cynna Neele
Nicole Richardson
Rebecca Sanders
Peta Scholz
Eloise Southby
Nadine Bryan
Althea Byfield
Elaine Davis (vc)
Kasey Evering
Simone Forbes
Connie Frances
Nichala Gibson
Georgia Gordon
Oberon Pitterson (c)
Sharon Wiles
Carla Williams
Tiffany Wolfe

Source:[1]


References[]

  1. ^ "Women Netball XI World Championship 2003". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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